Bottle macazine for refrigerators



Nov. 9, 1926.

W. F. WAGNER BOTTLE MAGAZINE FOR REFRIGERATORS Filed Oct. 20. 1925 atented Nov. Q, 122%.

'tii lii f WILLIAM F wacunn,

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0F PA'IOKA. ILLINOIS.

BOTTLE MAGAZINE FOR REFRIGERATORS.

Application filed (ictooer 20. 1925.

The general object of my present invention is the provision of a magazine adapted to be positioned in proper proximity to a refrigerating agent, and constructed witlra view to holding a large number of bottles 1n proportion to the size of the magazlne, and also constructed to facilitate the feeding of bottles to the magazine, and the removal of bottles from the magazine, and to assure the bottle that is removed being the coldest of the lot.

Other objects and practical advantages of the invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are read in connection with the drawings, accompanying and forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation illustrative of a portion of a refrigerator, and also illus trating a battery of magazine units, each one of which constitute the preferred embodiment of my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section, on an enlarged scale, showing a portion of the refrigerator, and also showing one of. -my magazine units; a plurality of bottles being shown by dotted lines in the unit.

Figure 3 is a perspective showing the bottle extracting or removing member of the im rovement.

' imilar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in allof the views of the drawings.

I have elected to illustrate the preferred embodiment of my invention in association with a refrigerator 1, containing a rack 2 for the support of ice, designated by 3, and also containing a tank 4 to receive the Water, designated by 5, which water is maintained in a cold state after dripping from the ice 3 by reason of its close proximity to the ice.

In the illustrated arrangement, Figures 1 and 2, I employ a battery or horizontal series of magazine units, each of the said units being designated by 6. The units 6 are identical in construction, and therefore a detailed description of the unit shown in Figures 2 and 3 will suffice to impart a definite understanding of all.

Referring therefore, to Figures 2 and 3, it will be noted that the unit includes a casing 7, having at its inner end portion what Serial No. 63,693.

posed relation as clearly appears in Figure 2. The outer ends of the tubes 9 and 1'0 are open, and are designed to be closed by a door 11 forming part of the bottle extractor 12 and $0 equipped with a hand grasp 13. The shank 14 of the bottle extractor is fixed to the door 1 l1 and in the preferred embodiment of my invention the said shank includes a pendent portion 15 of U-shape in cross section, adapted to snugly occupy and move rectilinearly in a correspondingly shaped channel below the lower tube 10, and flanges 16 reaching laterally outward from the said portion 15 and adapted to bear and move on the-lower portion of the tube 10 above the said channel. This construction manifestly assures the extractor resting and moving in correct-position for engagement of the bottle taker 17 with a bottle in the lower portion of the dropping chamber 8. The bottle taker 17 is in the form of a spring strip, having a beveled head 18 and also having a shank 19, the latter fastened at one end 20 in the shank portion 15. bottle taker, the shank leris'provided with a. bottle holder 22, the said holder being by preference of resilient sheet metal, of a shape and size to snugly fit the lower tube 10, and being provided in its upper side with a longitudinal opening 23.

In the practical operation or use of my improvement, the casing of each magazine or magazine unit is charged with bottles, relatively arranged as shown in Figure 2. Manifestly the contents of the said bottles will be cooled by the immersion of the magazine casing in ice water or in any other desired refrigerant. When it is desired to use one of the bottles, the extractor is pulled outwardly and the first or cold bottle is taken from the lower tube. Another bottle is then inserted in the upper tube 9, and the extractor is pushed home and so that the For cooperation with the said door 11 iscompletely closed, Figure 2. This bottles from the horizontal plane of the upper tube 9 to the horizontal plane of the lower tube 10, and it will also be appreciated that by virtue'of the resiliency and construction of the bottle taker, the said taker on the inward movement of the extractor is adapted to ride past the innermost bottle of the lower series, and so that the head of. the

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taker will bring up end he opposed to the hose end of the edj scent bottle. The bottles are preferably arranged in the megszine with their neck ends outermost, es eppeers in dotted lines in Figure 2. I

he appears st the right of Figure 2, the overflow pipe ofthe water tank has its receiving end disposed in e horizontal plane shove that of the upper side of the magazine casing.

it will be appreciated from the foregoing that the insertion of a fresh bottle in the upon tube'9 alter the removal of the foremost bottle from the lower tube 10, brings about the'dropping of a bottle the dropping chamber 8 as before described, and when the extractor is inserted, and the door 11 is closed, the extractor will be autometicolly engaged with the said bottle in the lower portion of the dropping chamber.

llotwithstendin the capacity of my improvement, end the facility which attends the removal of n cold bottle, and the insertion of a fresh bottle, it will be noted that the improvement is simple end compact in construction, and embodies no delicste parts such as srelikely to get out of order after it short period of use 7 l hove specifically described the construction and relative errsn ement of ports einbraced in the preferred embodiment of my invention in order to import an exact understanding of sold embodiment. I do not desire, however, to be understood es confining myself to the structure disclosed, my

. invention being defined by my eppcnd ed till clsiins within the sec e of which modifies-- tions niey be mode without doperture from my invention,

Hevi described my invention, whet l claim on desire to secure by Letters-Potent, is:---

l. A megezine for holding bottles to be i cooled, comprising s casing with e dro pin chember in its lower end portion on wit lower end it per tubes extending ontwerdl y from eoid member end 0 en st theirouter ends, said dropping chem r for the grevitetion of bottles from the line of the "upper tube to thet of the lower tube end o extractor movable longitudinolly in the no or tube end portion of the sold cosing.

2,. A megesine forholding bottles to be cooled, comprising e, casing with, e droppin r chamber in its lower end portion and wi lower and upper tubes extending ontwsrdly from said chamber and open st their outer ends, and e bottle extrector movable in the lower portion of the said costing; the sold bottle extractor homing st its outer end it door for closing the outer ends of the lower and upper tubes when the extractor is moved home,

3, A megs-sine for holding bottles to be cooled, comprising cesing with to dropping eono /o chernber in its lower end portion and with lower and upper to es extending outwardly from soid chamber and 0 en at their outer ends, ssid dropping chem er tor the gravitetion of bottles from the lineof the upper tube to thet of the lower tube and a. bottle entrector movable longitudinally in the lower tube end portion of the said casing; vthe said bottle extractor comprising e shank with a door for the lower and upper tubes,st the outer end oi? the shanlr, and o resilient bottle teker and e bottle holder at the inner end of the shank.

4i. ln means for the purpose described, the combination 0t o casing having it dropping chamber in its inner portion end lower and upper tubes communicating with said chsniber and open at their outer ends, the lower tube boring e longitudinal central pendent portion, and e bottle extractor movable rectilineerly in the lower tube and having s longitudinol pendent portion disposed and guided in said portion of the tube.

5.. In means for the pur ose described, Iv

the combination of e casing swing s drop ping chamber in its inner portion and lower and upper tubes communicoting with said chamber end open st their outer ends, said chamber for the gravitation, of

droppin bottles rein the line of the upper tube to thet oi the lower tube the lower tube hevin e longitudinal centr'sl pendent portioni an soid portion of the tube; the sold extractor 1 else boring at the outer end of the shenlr a. door to normelly close the lower and upper tubes, end else boring on the inner portion of the shonls e resilient bottle teker end e bottle holder.

6 lin moons for the purpose described,

the combinetio'noil e casing with s vdrop cheinber in its inner portion end with lower end upper tubes communicating with said drop .chernber end open their outer ends, ssid dropping e'hembeefor the grevitetion of bottles from the line of the upper tube' to that oil the lower tube end-movoble moons.

essocinted with eeid casing for the ontwhrd movement of bottles in the lower tube.

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7., In metrics for the purpose described;

the combinetion ofE-flecosing with is drop chember in its inner portion end with lower iendnpper tubesconimuniceting with said drop chamber end open et their outer ends, said drop cheinber fortho grsvitotion of bottles from the line of the upper tube to thet oil'the lower tube end movable ineens movement of bottles in the lower tube; said moons constructed end errenged to nor I molly close the outer ends of the tubes;

8., in menns; for the purpose described, the combination of it costing heving it drop chamber in its inner portion and also haying lower and upper tubes communicatmg with said chamber and open at their outer ends,

said drop chamber for the gravitation of bottles from the line of the upper tube to that of the lower tube and means movable longitudinally in the casing for serving the twofoldiunction of moving bottles outwardly in the lower tube and normally closing frigerator and in close proximity to said refrigerant holding means: each of the said units comprising a casing with a drop chamber in its inner portion and with lower and upper tubes communicating with said chamber and open at their outer ends, said drop chamber for the gravitation of bottles from the line of the upper tube to that of. the lower tube, and means movable longitudinally in the lower tube and casing for the extraction of bottles from the lower tube.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAM F. WAGNER. 

